Florida Restaurant Purchasing Group

During the last few years our members have overcome many obstacles. This dedication to go on is an element few have in this economy and is one to be acknowledged! For the independent restaurateur, being a member of a GPO like Florida Restaurant Purchasing Group was a resource that assisted many of our operators’ weather the economic storms of 2011.

The Florida Restaurant Purchasing Group has done very well in sustaining independents hold their bottom line. Over the past few years, we have seen membership increase by 15%. We thank our primary vendors’ effort in helping us reach these astounding figures. All members benefit when we support our approved vendors.

The more volume we create for our approved vendors, the better position we are in receiving the best possible pricing for you! As we negotiate new contracts this year, we are looking for innovative opportunities that allow us additional savings. Please support our APPROVED VENDORS to gain maximum savings. If you are a new member, we welcome you to the group and wish you and all our members’ great success in 2012!

Restaurant News Today:

“These past two years have been particularly tough for independents, which don’t have the resources to compete with the chains,” said Greg Starzynski, NPD’s director, product development-foodservice. “Over the past few years we’ve lost several thousand independent restaurants.”

The Chicago-based research firm said the total number of domestic restaurants fell about 1 percent, or by 5,551 outlets, to 579,102 locations in the fall of 2010 compared with the fall of 2009. By comparison, The NPD Group’s Recount data found the number of restaurants declined about 0.3 percent, or by 1,652 units, in the fall of 2009 versus 2008.

Independent restaurants were the hardest hit in the commercial sector, with the number of outlets falling by about 2 percent, or 2,122 restaurants, to 311,694 compared with a year ago. The number of chain units was about flat during this past fall, holding about steady at 267,408 outlets.

The Florida Restaurant Purchasing Group has the resources to compete with the chains. We just need our members to support our program and approved vendors. COMPLIANCE IS THE KEY TO OUR SUCCESS!

Respectfully,

Louis K